King Arthur’s Obituary

Obituary= a notice of the death of a person which includes biographical (personal)

information

An obituary usually includes:

- Full name of Person
- Age at death
- Preceded by (family who had died previously)
- Survived by (family is who still living)
- Funeral Information
- Short story about the person, sometimes

EXAMPLE:

CHRISTENSEN-Ethel O., age 100. Preceded in death by husband, George

Christensen; son, Chris Christensen; grandsons, Jeff Christensen, Johnny
Jones. Survived by daughters: Polly Carson, Melinda Jones and husband
Ron, all of St. Louis; son, Stephen Christensen and wife Caroline, Affton,
MO; 5 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandson.

Memorial Service Thursday, 11am First Lutheran Church, St. Louis, MO

Your assignment is to include all of the following components. You will be writing this
obituary for King Arthur using the information you have learned about him and the
events of his death.

RUBRIC:

______/5 Full name of Person

______/5 Preceded by (family who had died previously)
______/5 Survived by (family is who still living)
______/5 Funeral Information and Details of Death
______/5 Short story about the person
______/5 Conventions and Effort (must be typed or neatly written)

______/30 TOTAL